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pat, let me can you, this was predicted to be the most expensive general election in u.s. history, tons of money spent. in the end, president obama retains the presidency, the senate still in the hands of the democrats. the house with the republicans, what did we learn from spending all that money? >> well, i mean, we didn't learn a lot, i guess. you can say this, the democrats may gain in the senate, the republicans should have won this year, which raises real questions about the republican brand and viability. the second thing is, in the house, the republicans already have 221 seats, fifty five seats left in play. they have -- if they split even 20 more seats out of that, they will get more seats than they have. the president was as close as we thought it would be. but what is ark mazing is -- this is where the money paid off, you have to have -- give obam at pt credit, the obama campaign for putting the money in the ground game they did. they caused -- in every one of these swing states so far, but one -- north carolina -- those states went to the president governor rom
pat, let me can you, this was predicted to be the most expensive general election in u.s. history, tons of money spent. in the end, president obama retains the presidency, the senate still in the hands of the democrats. the house with the republicans, what did we learn from spending all that money? >> well, i mean, we didn't learn a lot, i guess. you can say this, the democrats may gain in the senate, the republicans should have won this year, which raises real questions about the...
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it's -- i've been barack obama -- eight years ago i was he won a u.s. senate seat. arc,e a tremendous ride for a lot of kids here in chicago and honestly, volunteer country who their heart and soulnto believing aetter and safer place for people. ande' sending the president back to do that for four more years. >> win, lose we hope . thank you. >> joy reid is in orlando for us. she's been talking with voters all day. call. we hearingsons for confidence from the obama folks in florida. how does that sound to you from rachel, race. the president right now holding on to a 1 percentage point lead. and i'll tell you what both sides are waiting for. on the democ waiting for mime-dade count and about 16% of broward county which also tends to be a blue waiting for panhandle vote. there's one county that i0% rep. so mitt romney is hoping t abou brevard county will skom in for him. thissinches. waiting on those late rtiin. i'm tell getting reports of people still in line as laterid bit chaotic. so you still had people in line, ballots that didn't show up. just a mess in south
it's -- i've been barack obama -- eight years ago i was he won a u.s. senate seat. arc,e a tremendous ride for a lot of kids here in chicago and honestly, volunteer country who their heart and soulnto believing aetter and safer place for people. ande' sending the president back to do that for four more years. >> win, lose we hope . thank you. >> joy reid is in orlando for us. she's been talking with voters all day. call. we hearingsons for confidence from the obama folks in...
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the tree will be driven east nearly 4000 miles to the lawn of the u.s. capital for the holidays. >>> remember the weeks of waiting for the 2000 presidential election to be decided? coming up, one expert joins us with how voting irregularities might affect tomorrow's results. >>> rg iii reacts to the growing discontinue tent of the fans after a loss yesterday. >> whereis the love now. >>> and howard has some warmth waiting for us at the end of his 7-day forecast. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. 5:14 on this monday morning. the monday after a redskins loss, not always a good monday. >> all too frequently, unfortunately. >>> weather is going to be fine today and tomorrow. a little bit on the brisk side. average highs in the low 60s, we'll be lucky to make the low 50s today and tomorrow. maybe wintry weather late wednesday and wednesday night. there is potential for a little bit of a change over on late wednesday, wednesday night. here's a look at your bus stop forecast. we have those 30s and 40s this morning. skies are clou
the tree will be driven east nearly 4000 miles to the lawn of the u.s. capital for the holidays. >>> remember the weeks of waiting for the 2000 presidential election to be decided? coming up, one expert joins us with how voting irregularities might affect tomorrow's results. >>> rg iii reacts to the growing discontinue tent of the fans after a loss yesterday. >> whereis the love now. >>> and howard has some warmth waiting for us at the end of his 7-day forecast....
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. >> that's the other big battle is the battle for control of the u.s. senate so very early in the night i'm going to be looking at two senate seats especially. the first one up in massachusetts, this is scott brown against elizabeth warren. the most expensive race in the country. the most high profile. it has been a bitter race. if republican scott brown loses in massachusetts, the republicans have a much harder time to win control of the senate. the other one also early in the night is going to be in the state of indiana, this is richard mourdock running against donny. they controlled it for 36 years. should have been a slam dunk but he made controversial comments on rape and abortion now it's at risk for republicans. if they lose both of those it will be virtually impossible to win control of the senate. my third one is actually a house seat. all 435 members up. that's in minnesota, michele bachmann running for re-election, of course, a year ago she was a front runner to run for president now fighting for her political life for her own district in min
. >> that's the other big battle is the battle for control of the u.s. senate so very early in the night i'm going to be looking at two senate seats especially. the first one up in massachusetts, this is scott brown against elizabeth warren. the most expensive race in the country. the most high profile. it has been a bitter race. if republican scott brown loses in massachusetts, the republicans have a much harder time to win control of the senate. the other one also early in the night is...
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and also one of the most liberal members of the u.s. senate. we've lost a moderate, gained somebody on the left. >> i want to see cokie and ron weigh in here. >> i want to say joe donnelly, the exception to the rule, but elizabeth warren, and scott brown. voters increasingly are voting for one side or the other to be in control. and the individual legislator's ability to separate themselves from that is diminishing. >> and as ron referenced donnelly, he is the democrat we are now projecting to have won the senate seat in indiana, and that's key. because indiana, of course, has gone for governor romney. the republican richard mourdock defeated long-term republican senator richard lugar in the primary. in these polls today, voters came out and said they would have voted for richard lugar in the senate today if he were on the ballot. but since they was defeated by mourdock, they voted for donnelly. >> when lugar ran six years ago, he ran with 81% of the vote. >> mourdock is a man who talked about rape in a way that made women uncomfortable. >>> ok
and also one of the most liberal members of the u.s. senate. we've lost a moderate, gained somebody on the left. >> i want to see cokie and ron weigh in here. >> i want to say joe donnelly, the exception to the rule, but elizabeth warren, and scott brown. voters increasingly are voting for one side or the other to be in control. and the individual legislator's ability to separate themselves from that is diminishing. >> and as ron referenced donnelly, he is the democrat we are...
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u.s. today is $188. finally, buses, cruise ships and trains, 1.3 million americans traveling that way today. so here we are on i-95. we're hoping to get back to you matt. i hear you're cooking dinner. >> you might want to head in the other direction. thank you very much. good to see you. >> you're cooking but he's not invited? >> don't want my cooking, that's all. >> let's get a check of the top stories. natalie morales is at the news desk. >> good morning savannah and matt and everyone. a last-ditch effort to save hostess brands has failed. the second largest union broke down late tuesday. the cake maker heads to bankruptcy court today to let a judge decide what the company can liquidate. there may be hopes for twinkies as other companies could snap up the popular brand. the taliban is taking responsibility for a -- two suicide bombers were stopped by afghan guards in the neighborhood packed with foreign embassies. the two guards who foiled the attack were killed. officials in india say t
u.s. today is $188. finally, buses, cruise ships and trains, 1.3 million americans traveling that way today. so here we are on i-95. we're hoping to get back to you matt. i hear you're cooking dinner. >> you might want to head in the other direction. thank you very much. good to see you. >> you're cooking but he's not invited? >> don't want my cooking, that's all. >> let's get a check of the top stories. natalie morales is at the news desk. >> good morning savannah...
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>> reporter: the former u.s. surgeon general is running to replace retiring senator jon kyl, a republican. despite the state's conservative reputation, carmona actually could win the senate seat. >> things are going well. we have exceeded expectations. >> reporter: on the other end of town, carmona's opponent, jeff flake, is gearing up for the final days of a tight election most political analysts thought he would win easily. but after a tough republican primary the six-time congressman is running in a dead heat with his democratic challenger. >> arizona cannot afford to send president obama's handpicked >> these open seats in arizona come along with the frequency of halley's comet. we've only had ten u.s. senators in a hundred years. so they tend to serve a long time. so when there's an open seat, then it's heavily contested. >> reporter: flake is convinced his record of fighting against national debt and spending policies will convince policies will convince arizonans to cast their ballots for him. >> i think t
>> reporter: the former u.s. surgeon general is running to replace retiring senator jon kyl, a republican. despite the state's conservative reputation, carmona actually could win the senate seat. >> things are going well. we have exceeded expectations. >> reporter: on the other end of town, carmona's opponent, jeff flake, is gearing up for the final days of a tight election most political analysts thought he would win easily. but after a tough republican primary the six-time...
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u.s. house. we'll get caught up in allen west and michele bachmann and the rest of the usual suspects. this is "hardball," a place for politics. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> back to "hardball." this is the side show the morning after. the common thread in this lineup of congressmen and women? joe walsh and allen west lost their bid and todd akin lost against claire mccaskill. west has yet to concede. nbc news projects his challenger patrick murphy will come out on top. here's a way they left their mark, including one from "hardball" itself. >> we need to let president obama, harry reid, nancy pelosi and my dear friend, the chairman of the democratic national committee, take
u.s. house. we'll get caught up in allen west and michele bachmann and the rest of the usual suspects. this is "hardball," a place for politics. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this...
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is this a situation where the u.s. needs to apply more pressure or should we step back and let egyptian leaders work this out themselves? >> craig, elections have consequences and after all the egyptian people voted to put morsi and his party into power. the real struggle here as jim just mentioned is about the future of the parliament that was disbanded and the constitutional drafting committee whether or not in the end these two bodies will wind up reinforcing the islamization of egypt's society and this wasn't a close election so there is a divided country in egypt and this will have to play itself out. i don't think the united states should put took bogs in the fight at this point because we have bigger fish to fry to mix the metaphors up in gaza and the wore that morsi would play in helping to calm things down between israel and hamas. too much intervention at this point in time is not going to basically solve the overall problem for the united states and the middle east. >> i want to get your take on the republic
is this a situation where the u.s. needs to apply more pressure or should we step back and let egyptian leaders work this out themselves? >> craig, elections have consequences and after all the egyptian people voted to put morsi and his party into power. the real struggle here as jim just mentioned is about the future of the parliament that was disbanded and the constitutional drafting committee whether or not in the end these two bodies will wind up reinforcing the islamization of...
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republicans keep the u.s. house, and democrats increase the majority in the u.s. senate. >> i am a little but a horse, so bear with me. i am very happy tonight for america and the rest of the world. i am a retired marine master surgeon, having retired in 1980. the divisiveness in this country -- you notice the democratic party and its audience, it is always a big picture of what america is all about. when you look at the republicans, it is a one-way street. besides being a former recruiter for the marine corps, and having had the opportunity of enlisting marine recruits to send them to be a non and see them back in body bags as the result of -- send them to the vietnam, and see them back in body bags -- that is neither here nor there. we had a candidate who was lying in his candidacy, in the beginning, middle, and end. i hope he can take newt gingrich and the rest of those people along with him, and find a deep hole and bury themselves. thank you very much. >> carol is joining us from virginia, republican line. good evening, carol. i guess i should start saying go
republicans keep the u.s. house, and democrats increase the majority in the u.s. senate. >> i am a little but a horse, so bear with me. i am very happy tonight for america and the rest of the world. i am a retired marine master surgeon, having retired in 1980. the divisiveness in this country -- you notice the democratic party and its audience, it is always a big picture of what america is all about. when you look at the republicans, it is a one-way street. besides being a former...
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u.s. economy. >> yeah. this is from fitch. one of the companies that tells investors how safe it is to lend money to governments. in a statement, the ratings agency washes the newly reelected u.s. president barack obama will need to quickly secure agreement on avoiding the fiscal cliff and raising the debt ceiling following tuesday's elections. fitch says that without that, and a deal to get the country's finances in order, the company will likely downgrade their u.s. credit rating, shep. >> shepard: it's widely believed they will come up with something for at least the short-term. if they don't, what happens to which parts of the economy? >> well, it's broad-based. and because of it analysts first alert forecast another recession if washington fails to figure this one out. taxes would increase on investors and basically anyone who pays taxes. and especially those who use itemized deductions like interest on their home mortgage. doctors who treat medicare patients would get a significant p
u.s. economy. >> yeah. this is from fitch. one of the companies that tells investors how safe it is to lend money to governments. in a statement, the ratings agency washes the newly reelected u.s. president barack obama will need to quickly secure agreement on avoiding the fiscal cliff and raising the debt ceiling following tuesday's elections. fitch says that without that, and a deal to get the country's finances in order, the company will likely downgrade their u.s. credit rating, shep....
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but, this chamber, the u.s. senate has been moving steadily away from that. welcome at this analysis of what senate looked like back in the early 1980s. do you see all of those tan seats? those are moderate senators, those willing to cross the aisle to strike a deal with the other side to make votes for legislation they didn't sponsor. move forward to the 1990s and watch the seats diminish. it's about a third of congress, and you move to the early 2000s, and now you're down to a handful of reliably moderate senators. the simple truth is many of the people willing to strike those kinds of deals have been pushed out as the parties found more strength in their bases. they realize they can get more power turning to people in solid red or solid blue states and playing to what they want even as the public says they want more cooperation. >> what are some of the most pressing issues that could be impacted? >> many things. let's talk about economic alone, and some of the issues on which the democrats and republicans are most sharply divided. the fiscal cliff. there's
but, this chamber, the u.s. senate has been moving steadily away from that. welcome at this analysis of what senate looked like back in the early 1980s. do you see all of those tan seats? those are moderate senators, those willing to cross the aisle to strike a deal with the other side to make votes for legislation they didn't sponsor. move forward to the 1990s and watch the seats diminish. it's about a third of congress, and you move to the early 2000s, and now you're down to a handful of...
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they are u.s. military veterans who risk their lives for four freedom. now a new book is inspiring young people to look up to our nation's heros. >> brian: and the author of this brand-new book is here with us. it's called "veterans, heros in our neighborhood." welcome to our show. >> thank you very much. >> brian: who teaches my daughter's school. one time my son's school. >> yes. >> brian: without power. >> gretchen: you have always been inspired by veterans and you have always felt it was so important to tell your kinder departen class about veterans. why? >> absolutely. because children, first of all, they're sponges. they will learn as much as we give them. we have so sanitized our world trying to make things easier and neater for our children that we've eliminated so much from their lives. when i grew up, my grandfather would tell stories about when he was in the war and we would just sit there and listen to all his wonderful stories. and children now adays are just like that. they want to hear the stories. >> brian: and you put that in this book a
they are u.s. military veterans who risk their lives for four freedom. now a new book is inspiring young people to look up to our nation's heros. >> brian: and the author of this brand-new book is here with us. it's called "veterans, heros in our neighborhood." welcome to our show. >> thank you very much. >> brian: who teaches my daughter's school. one time my son's school. >> yes. >> brian: without power. >> gretchen: you have always been inspired...
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of course, they have been critical of her comments on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. senator john mccain is chief among her critics, but he has since backed off his threat to block her nomination. the two are set to meet tuesday. what a fascinating chat that will be. >> i'm sure they will embrace. >>> also on capitol hill, signs of a growing republican revolt. lawmakers who promised not to raise taxes are now reconsidering. >> they're trying to avoid the fiscal cliff, which looms in just more than a month. abc's karen travers is in washington with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. there seems to be a realization sinking in for lawmakers from both parties that they're going to have to compromise to reach a deal. but for many republicans, that may mean breaking a long-standing pledge on taxes. >> reporter: the senate's back in session, and the countdown to the fiscal cliff now stands at five weeks. if congress doesn't act, $650 billion in spending cuts and tax increases automatically go into effect
of course, they have been critical of her comments on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. senator john mccain is chief among her critics, but he has since backed off his threat to block her nomination. the two are set to meet tuesday. what a fascinating chat that will be. >> i'm sure they will embrace. >>> also on capitol hill, signs of a growing republican revolt. lawmakers who promised not to raise taxes are now reconsidering. >> they're trying to...
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this is in a u.s. senate race in vermont. bernie sanders the independent who caucuses with the democrats in vermont has been re-elected. before we look at some of the initial results in the senate races a word about our projections. the newshour doesn't call any race. it is our policy to report results as projected by the associated press. we'll also tell you when two television networks have called a winner in a state if the a.p. has not done so. now we'll go to geoffrey brown for more on these and other congressional matters. >> brown: thanks, gwen. i'm with, here with political editor christina bell and tony and stuart rothenberg, editor of the rothenberg political report. so if we start to look at the senate, they were talking about indiana called early for mitt romney on the presidential side. stu, that is not the case in this important senate race. >> we thought it might be when we first looked back months ago. >> brown: you mean months ago. richard murdoch ended up defeating richard lugar long-time senator dick lugar i
this is in a u.s. senate race in vermont. bernie sanders the independent who caucuses with the democrats in vermont has been re-elected. before we look at some of the initial results in the senate races a word about our projections. the newshour doesn't call any race. it is our policy to report results as projected by the associated press. we'll also tell you when two television networks have called a winner in a state if the a.p. has not done so. now we'll go to geoffrey brown for more on...
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. >>> back here in the u.s., a lot of soul searching going on in the gop. joining me to talk about that contributor ron reagan's son and also strategist john ferry. ron, i want to start with you. president obama saying that the road ahead is to work together. but how much of that do you think is going to be accompli accomplished when we saw on the first term so many were outspoken about trying to make this a one term proposition for the president. >> exactly. you'll recall that mitch mcconnell stepped up shortly after the election, announced the priority, the national priority for republicans was simply to make obama fail. to make him a one term president. they had a meeting the day of his inauguration where the republicans pledged to do anything they could to stop him from doing anything. it is now on the republican party to help out the president elected by the american people. i don't know what the mandate is in terms of policies for president obama, but clearly the american people want their government to work. this is a mandate to govern. and if the re
. >>> back here in the u.s., a lot of soul searching going on in the gop. joining me to talk about that contributor ron reagan's son and also strategist john ferry. ron, i want to start with you. president obama saying that the road ahead is to work together. but how much of that do you think is going to be accompli accomplished when we saw on the first term so many were outspoken about trying to make this a one term proposition for the president. >> exactly. you'll recall that...
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the u.s. supreme court today overturned laws on the books for nearly a century and ruled that corporations can spend freely now on political campaigns. those who like this decision say it's a victory for free speech. those who don't say campaigns will now be drowning in cooperate cash and influence. >> the vast majority of the money spent in this election, outside of the political parties and the candidates themselves, came from conservative groups, conservative groups just krishd liberal groups in this election, outspent them 3-1. liberal spend just about as much as they ever have in an election, but once the court made it okay for anybody to spend anything for any reason, the conservative spending went nuts while the liberal spending stayed about the same. now as the election night hangover is just about to wear off, the one thing to know is it didn't work. karl rove, they spent more than $100 million running ads in the general election. some ads supporting candidates all republicans and som
the u.s. supreme court today overturned laws on the books for nearly a century and ruled that corporations can spend freely now on political campaigns. those who like this decision say it's a victory for free speech. those who don't say campaigns will now be drowning in cooperate cash and influence. >> the vast majority of the money spent in this election, outside of the political parties and the candidates themselves, came from conservative groups, conservative groups just krishd liberal...
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number 1, the u.s. consulate in benghazi was attacked twice before the 9/11 fatal assault. in fact, in august, and repeatedly, security officials there asked for more security, said they felt they were vulnerable and the situation was so dangerous that the british diplomats and the red cross pulled out of benghazi. question: did the president know about that? >> chris, all i can tell you is the president is fully committed to the safety of his diplomats. he knew the ambassador. he was deeply invested in his work there. and obviously, any steps that we needed to take, we would have wanted to take. so, you know, i mean, i am not in the white house. i upon not privy to all the discussions. but i can tell you this, this president is one00% committed to the people he sends oversea, personally, to represent this country. he is the one who met those coffins when they came home. so any suggestion that we would not take the necessary steps to protect them making a decision not to take the steps to protect them is just nonsense. >> chris: david, i understand you are in the white hous
number 1, the u.s. consulate in benghazi was attacked twice before the 9/11 fatal assault. in fact, in august, and repeatedly, security officials there asked for more security, said they felt they were vulnerable and the situation was so dangerous that the british diplomats and the red cross pulled out of benghazi. question: did the president know about that? >> chris, all i can tell you is the president is fully committed to the safety of his diplomats. he knew the ambassador. he was...
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talk about that when we down who has control of the house for the u.s. sedecided. in montana the incumbent t jon tester has a lead. and in nj rick berg are neck and neck. continuing coverage on msnbc when we come back. >>> i think spanking is pund and whenu get your behind spanked the way we' been spanked tonight you have to pay attenti on to the >> that was mic on our airnight.his evening. next to president obama's re-election win one of the night is who wouldnc the way in working with oragainst the president. we can now project that democrat maintained control of the senate. and our projections show the ad in the we wnt to go to some of these mocratic senate -- or e me democratic elizabeth warren hasner in the incumbent republican senator though why she feels this win is so elected the first to the state of massachusetts. >> another key senate race happened in missouri. it got a lot of national aton as you'll recall. democratic senator claire mccaskill republican cong akin. here's what she hado te for her. >> i will continue to be a to find the compromises to sol
talk about that when we down who has control of the house for the u.s. sedecided. in montana the incumbent t jon tester has a lead. and in nj rick berg are neck and neck. continuing coverage on msnbc when we come back. >>> i think spanking is pund and whenu get your behind spanked the way we' been spanked tonight you have to pay attenti on to the >> that was mic on our airnight.his evening. next to president obama's re-election win one of the night is who wouldnc the way in...
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morning on september 12 and went to vegas instead of focusing on a terrorist attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans including two navy seals. it was president barack obama he was the one who met with the families of victims on september 14 and despite the fact that we now know he knew this was an act of terror he continued to blame about a video both before and after the somber home coming that you are seeing on your screen. apparently not fell the truth and worrying about an election while americans is are suffering barack obama's ideas of real compassion. unfortunately for residents tonight in new jersey, new york, connecticut and elsewhere, well, you don't live in swing states. if the main street media had any sem ambulance of courage they would be covering this like it was obama's katrina, which it is. the jobs report is up. we will check in with karl rove and look at predictions from others as the outcome of tuesday is now pretty much at hand. joining me with reaction to all of this, radio talk show host willie billy cunningham. his radio show is heard nat
morning on september 12 and went to vegas instead of focusing on a terrorist attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans including two navy seals. it was president barack obama he was the one who met with the families of victims on september 14 and despite the fact that we now know he knew this was an act of terror he continued to blame about a video both before and after the somber home coming that you are seeing on your screen. apparently not fell the truth and worrying...
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bny mellon wealth management >>> u.s. election is certainly making headlines around the world today from egypt to europe. our reporters are fanned across the globe with reaction. >> i'm ben wedeman in cairo. most egyptians seem to prefer barack obama over mitt romney. many of them saying they thought the republicans are simply too pro israeli. but for most egyptians, there is so much going on in this country after the revolution, what with a faltering economy, and an uncertain political future. >> reporter: i'm fred platkin in berlin, germany. germans are by and large happy with the outcome of the election. barack obama would have gotten 90% of the vote here in this country. >> reporter: i'm reza sayah in pakistan. four years ago many here supported mr. obama. not the case this year. many wanted change. they wanted mr. romney and that's because they still don't like u.s. policy in the region, especially the drone strikes. >> americans have weighed in on several important ballot initiatives. take a look at this. for the fi
bny mellon wealth management >>> u.s. election is certainly making headlines around the world today from egypt to europe. our reporters are fanned across the globe with reaction. >> i'm ben wedeman in cairo. most egyptians seem to prefer barack obama over mitt romney. many of them saying they thought the republicans are simply too pro israeli. but for most egyptians, there is so much going on in this country after the revolution, what with a faltering economy, and an uncertain...
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there will be a record number of women serving in the u.s. senate. >> go, girls. and missouri democrat, claire mccaskill was able to keep her senate seat. todd akin badly damaged his campaign by his comments on pregnancy and rape. and michele bachmann, we'll keep an eye on it. her seat is in jeopardy, as well. >> and there's some backlash. >>> we have all of the state-by-state results online. for a closer look at that, check out abcnews.com. >>> and so, what is next now that president obama has pulled off such a decisive win? >> we're going to tell you. up next, the real story behind this election and what it could mean for the next four years. you're watching a special edition of "america this morning." ♪ a portion of every bottle that they sell goes to fight ♪ ♪ breast cancer and i think that's swell. ♪ ♪ the more you take, the more they'll pay, ♪ ♪ so make them write a big check today. ♪ ♪ and if you're feeling a little slow, ♪ ♪ then 5-hour energy will help you go. ♪ ♪ so buy a bottle of pink lemonade and ♪ ♪ you can help fight br
there will be a record number of women serving in the u.s. senate. >> go, girls. and missouri democrat, claire mccaskill was able to keep her senate seat. todd akin badly damaged his campaign by his comments on pregnancy and rape. and michele bachmann, we'll keep an eye on it. her seat is in jeopardy, as well. >> and there's some backlash. >>> we have all of the state-by-state results online. for a closer look at that, check out abcnews.com. >>> and so, what is...
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this brand new, 200-ton train made it all the way from the u.s. to central west africa before it then fell 20 feet while being unloaded from a delivery ship. the multimillion dollar locomotive might need some very costly repairs. that is one big whoops. >> i'll say. >> remember when you had a train set and you tried to get them on the track? >> you're back from all your travels. >> in the flesh. >> yes, we are. all of our friends out there who have been suffering, when you see it first hand it's really devastating. >>> but the good news is we've got good weather here in the northeast but out west it is going to be a mess. you can already see the snow getting itself together. big storm system making its way across. we have winter storm warnings, blizzard warnings, winter storm watches, snow advisories, all the way to the west coast and as far east as northern minnesota. snowfall amounts in the next 24 hours we're talking about generally 6 to 9 inches but some areas may be picking up to 18 inches of snow in northern north dakota. >> good morning. we
this brand new, 200-ton train made it all the way from the u.s. to central west africa before it then fell 20 feet while being unloaded from a delivery ship. the multimillion dollar locomotive might need some very costly repairs. that is one big whoops. >> i'll say. >> remember when you had a train set and you tried to get them on the track? >> you're back from all your travels. >> in the flesh. >> yes, we are. all of our friends out there who have been suffering,...
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. >>> and for the first time in the u.s. by popular vote voters in maine and maryland and washington approved gay marriage. it was approved by the lawmakers . now it is legal in district of columbia and ninitates and 30itates have constitutional amendments . prohibiting it. many expect it to land in the supreme court and in may we know that president obama was the first president to endorse same-sex marriage. >> gretchen: important cultural issues discuss. >> steve: and you can set up your own chum room in two states. certainly exciting. >> steve: republican party scored a major milestone. the gop holds 30 depov gov seats and highest for either party in a dozen of years. north carolina elected the first republican governor in two decades. mccowery defeated dalton and in indiana republican mike pence beat out john greg for governor. >> brian: history in new hampshire. first female all delegation. regaining the society show lost. democratic custer wins her seat. meanwhile the granite state electing a female gov. megy asan. >>
. >>> and for the first time in the u.s. by popular vote voters in maine and maryland and washington approved gay marriage. it was approved by the lawmakers . now it is legal in district of columbia and ninitates and 30itates have constitutional amendments . prohibiting it. many expect it to land in the supreme court and in may we know that president obama was the first president to endorse same-sex marriage. >> gretchen: important cultural issues discuss. >> steve: and you...
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and more than 1200 people in oakland are now u.s. citizens after earning the right to vote on this election day. they were naturalized this morning in oakland, together representing 104 countries. you still have about an hour and two mens left to vote in the bay area. polls close at 8:00. abc 7 news will be live with first returns, realtime results on abc 7 news. news special. "your voice, your vote." electric night 2012. live from abc news election night headquarters in times square new york, now reporting diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> and look at the crowd now in times square. the pace is thickening on this election night. and we are now 7:00 p.m. on the west coast. the crossroads of the world filling up right here. looking up to the big screen, it's a big night, george. and we are getting some big states in and some big results. take us to the map right now and show everyone what's happening. >> first of all, let's look at the big map right now. those are the states that have already been called. no big surprises yet
and more than 1200 people in oakland are now u.s. citizens after earning the right to vote on this election day. they were naturalized this morning in oakland, together representing 104 countries. you still have about an hour and two mens left to vote in the bay area. polls close at 8:00. abc 7 news will be live with first returns, realtime results on abc 7 news. news special. "your voice, your vote." electric night 2012. live from abc news election night headquarters in times square...
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economy is growing in areas and u.s. manufacturing is because of energy expiration and production here in the united states. so i think the conditions are ripe just for a different kind of participation, regardless if it's romney or obama from the corporate community. >> we've been looking for the past couple of weeks at polls and there have been certain bets being placed on this election -- >> mustaches -- >> yes. >> grow a mustache -- >> please don't. i beg you. >> that look you had yesterday -- >> let us hope. let us hope. >> let's hope not. >> romney wins pennsylvania so axelrod has to come on the air and shave his mustache. >> oh, that would be something. all right. here's from the washington post, empty measurements. on the eve of the election, nate silver placed president obama's chances of returning to office at 86.3%, not 86.1%, not 87.8%, at 86.3%. silver's prediction is not an innovation, it's trend taken to its absurd extreme. his work is better summarized as an 83.6% confident that the state polls are correc
economy is growing in areas and u.s. manufacturing is because of energy expiration and production here in the united states. so i think the conditions are ripe just for a different kind of participation, regardless if it's romney or obama from the corporate community. >> we've been looking for the past couple of weeks at polls and there have been certain bets being placed on this election -- >> mustaches -- >> yes. >> grow a mustache -- >> please don't. i beg you....
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you have republican george allen, the former u.s. senator from that state and democrat tim kaine, the former head of the democratic national committee. this is a very tight race. it's also the most expensive senate race this year. now let's look at the house of representatives. as we know, every two years all 435 seats in the house come up for election. there are currently 242 republicans, 193 democrats. in order for a democrat -- democrats to take control of the house, they would have to win 25 seats. but, scott, we've talked to a number of democrats privately who say it's going to be all but impossible for them to get beyond single digits. we will see. >> pelley: byron thank you very much. let's have a look at where things stand at this early moment on election night. this is the presidential race map. the national map. the states that you see in red are the states where cbs news projects mitt romney will be victorious. the state that you see in blue there, the state of vermont, is where we project that president obama has picked u
you have republican george allen, the former u.s. senator from that state and democrat tim kaine, the former head of the democratic national committee. this is a very tight race. it's also the most expensive senate race this year. now let's look at the house of representatives. as we know, every two years all 435 seats in the house come up for election. there are currently 242 republicans, 193 democrats. in order for a democrat -- democrats to take control of the house, they would have to win...
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you will see in the corner the balance of power, the u.s. senate and u.s. house. we'll have foxnews.com, info. the next poll closings. how close we are to that. over here, a big map about all of the states as they close. you will see them red and blue and the electoral count. plus live reporters on the back standing by and the live reports. in the back of the studio, you have seen them, chris wallace, joe trippi and karl rove. right here. this is their home base. they will dig down in the numbers. that is where they do their analysis. over here, the billboard. we call it that, because it's bill hemmer's home throughout the election. he will look at all the states digging down in to them. virginia, big one throughout this election. we'll dig in to those. then, you keep seeing the panel. this is their home base. the panel will be sitting right here throughout the night. we'll have a lot of panelists and guests who visit us. throughout the evening. our home base, this lovely clear glass december sack where you and i will be. now, let's take a tour, give you some pers
you will see in the corner the balance of power, the u.s. senate and u.s. house. we'll have foxnews.com, info. the next poll closings. how close we are to that. over here, a big map about all of the states as they close. you will see them red and blue and the electoral count. plus live reporters on the back standing by and the live reports. in the back of the studio, you have seen them, chris wallace, joe trippi and karl rove. right here. this is their home base. they will dig down in the...
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of the nature of the electoral college which means we're going to be about at a 50/50 split for the u.s. presidency in terms of the poplar vote but one of the candidates may sort of do much better in the electoral college even though we're about even in terms of the popular vote and each of these battles for the congress are so very localized. as you point out right there in minnesota you might end up with what is a split ticket but not because there's some great partisan emotion about it. >> sure. >> but rather just because it is about each candidate. >> ruth, this is sort of to me what is going to be the challenge for whoever wins the presidency. >> yes. you'll have the losing side feeling the grief, feeling as if wait a minute we're, you know, just because you don't -- you represent 50.1% doesn't mean you have to -- you can't represent the rest. i think governing will be a huge challenge. >> governing is going to be a huge challenge even if the senate remains democratic there is still the challenge of the filibuster in the senate. i suspect we'll have a big argument over filibuster r
of the nature of the electoral college which means we're going to be about at a 50/50 split for the u.s. presidency in terms of the poplar vote but one of the candidates may sort of do much better in the electoral college even though we're about even in terms of the popular vote and each of these battles for the congress are so very localized. as you point out right there in minnesota you might end up with what is a split ticket but not because there's some great partisan emotion about it....
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last month the u.s. supreme court allowed the state to keep the poll open for three days leading up to the election day. this morning, in african-american churches the push to vote went straight from the pulpit to the pews to the polls. this is how sunday sounds at the st. john ame church in columbus, ohio. >> i believe i can fly. say yes. >> an energetic mostly african-american congregation in the state that could decide the next president. like black churches across the sunday, this sunday, the flock is literally being driven to vote. it's called souls to the polls. and the pastor is making it a tradition. >> why is it so important to get people out? >> because we cannot afford to deny ourselves the right to vote. we ought to vote. we have done too much, come too far not to vote in this election. >> fired up? all right. >> after the sermon, they climb aboard the church bus. 63-year-old eugenia williams says she's bringing everything she could find at home with her name on it, to prove who she is. >> wh
last month the u.s. supreme court allowed the state to keep the poll open for three days leading up to the election day. this morning, in african-american churches the push to vote went straight from the pulpit to the pews to the polls. this is how sunday sounds at the st. john ame church in columbus, ohio. >> i believe i can fly. say yes. >> an energetic mostly african-american congregation in the state that could decide the next president. like black churches across the sunday,...
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they were planning to hear from him this week about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> it's absolutely imperative that general petraeus come and testify. he was the cia directorate the time of the attack, he visited libya after the attack. >> reporter: the september 11th attack killed u.s. ambassador chris dive stereoens and other americans. >> this is something that could have been prevented, the murder, the terror attack. >> reporter: the acting cia director will testify in place of petraeus on thursday. as for general allen, his nomination to take the u.s. european command is on hold n. washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> "the washington post" reports this man, senator john kerry, might be tapped to be the secretary of defense. you heard correctly, defense. the senator has long been rumored as a possible replacement when secretary of state hillary clinton steps down as planned, but "the washington post" said senator kerry might be a part of what they call an extensive rearrangement of the president's national security team. the white h
they were planning to hear from him this week about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> it's absolutely imperative that general petraeus come and testify. he was the cia directorate the time of the attack, he visited libya after the attack. >> reporter: the september 11th attack killed u.s. ambassador chris dive stereoens and other americans. >> this is something that could have been prevented, the murder, the terror attack. >> reporter: the acting cia...
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in the u.s., on show which reduces spending. so the president's position has been clear. these are solvable problems. we have it within our capacity. it's a matter of political will. >> let's talk about the process to put in context. how much revenue is the president went to pick up over the next 10 years? foti lake is a solution in the lame-duck session? how much revenue as he trained to pick up? >> what i would point people to is the presidents budget. the president's budget is $1.5 trillion of additional revenue over the ten-year budget window can also step back and see the goal of the presidents budget. but the u.s. unsustainable fiscal path and put us in a position weren't that is not rising relative to size of the economy as well as support in the short run to make port investments we need to make so we remain the most competitive nation on earth. >> right now the president talks about marginal rates going up for the upper 2% and people who make 250 or above for the upper 2%. the tape and m
in the u.s., on show which reduces spending. so the president's position has been clear. these are solvable problems. we have it within our capacity. it's a matter of political will. >> let's talk about the process to put in context. how much revenue is the president went to pick up over the next 10 years? foti lake is a solution in the lame-duck session? how much revenue as he trained to pick up? >> what i would point people to is the presidents budget. the president's budget is...
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the u.s. allegatielections and redskins lost. >> we will mention the redskins indicator, but it's true whether the u.s., china, greece, eurozone itself would make for a big week, but combine them all together, in fact it's no wonder that markets are a little unnerved. >> coming up today, plenty to get through. we're at singapore where hundyui shares are down. >> and here in london, uk pmi data will be out. the question whether it will follow an upward trend. >> and china preparing for the once in a decade political handover. we'll take a lower look at the new leadership. >> when the redskins win or lose, it has predicted the top winner since 1980. there has been a notable expossession of 1984. >> although gore did win the popular vote but not the electoral college. >> in 2000. >> that's right. >> the all-important football -- i should say american football indicator here. it points towards a romney victory. >> besides all that, plenty corporate news. hsbcs has set aside an additional $800 mill
the u.s. allegatielections and redskins lost. >> we will mention the redskins indicator, but it's true whether the u.s., china, greece, eurozone itself would make for a big week, but combine them all together, in fact it's no wonder that markets are a little unnerved. >> coming up today, plenty to get through. we're at singapore where hundyui shares are down. >> and here in london, uk pmi data will be out. the question whether it will follow an upward trend. >> and china...
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that means an extra hour of sleep for you except for the people in hawaii, most of arizona and u.s. territories that do not observe day light savings time. before we g. a long day of campaigning for governor romney and president obama and it is it notine over yet. the governor about to address a crowd in colorado and president on the way to virginia updates here on fox. and fox news.com. your other store stores, fox is it america's lec head quarters . so glad you are with us. i am harris faulkner . at a tuned for huckabee from
that means an extra hour of sleep for you except for the people in hawaii, most of arizona and u.s. territories that do not observe day light savings time. before we g. a long day of campaigning for governor romney and president obama and it is it notine over yet. the governor about to address a crowd in colorado and president on the way to virginia updates here on fox. and fox news.com. your other store stores, fox is it america's lec head quarters . so glad you are with us. i am harris...
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u.s. economy today. so we're turning to one of the most seasoned and respected voices on wall street for help. we have dana telsey. she is our guest host for the next three hours. andrew, i'll send it over to you. >> we begin with a visit to toyland and here is toys r us. it opened its doors at 8:00 last night. and we have toys r us ceo joining us right now from the company's flagship store in times square. good morning. >> good morning. >> so i read a report you you had a big line. what's it been like all evening? >> it's been great. we did have a big line. we're at 44th and broadway.line went all the the way to 45th street and then down 45th all the way to 6th avenue. it was huge. people came in in a real celebratory mood. people ate ice cream, relaxed with their kids. i've never seen a black friday like this before, but 8:00 hour worked really well for families. >> let's talk about sales. how did it go overnight? >> we're just starting. this is 5:00 a.m. on black friday morning. we're r
u.s. economy today. so we're turning to one of the most seasoned and respected voices on wall street for help. we have dana telsey. she is our guest host for the next three hours. andrew, i'll send it over to you. >> we begin with a visit to toyland and here is toys r us. it opened its doors at 8:00 last night. and we have toys r us ceo joining us right now from the company's flagship store in times square. good morning. >> good morning. >> so i read a report you you had a big...
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if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors where our exporters fall further behind. with our high unemployment, we can't afford to pass up any opportunity to increase our export and create jobs. and the longer we delay in passing this legislation, the more ground our exports will lose. i don't dispute that our relationship with russia has many challenges. on the commercial front, we face weak enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights, as well as discriminatory standard for u.s. agricultural products. russia's recent adoption of
if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors...
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>> law enforcement and multiple u.s. paula broadwell, his biographer were indicative of an extramarital affair. . >> really? e-mail? all they had to do to have america's general is to log on to his e-mail? any way we can intrigue that little sound bite up a bit? multiple law enforcement officials tell us e-mails between him and paula broadwell, his biographer were indicative of an extramarital affair. >> how exciting. >> good morning. it is tuesday, november 13th. welcome to "morning joe." with us onset, we have national affairs editor for new york magazine and msnbc political analyst john heilemann. msnbc political analyst mark haleprin, and the author of a new book "thomas jefferson: the art of power," jon meacham. >> who never e-mailed anyone. >> are you sure? >> actually, no. >> best-selling, that thing skyrocketed -- >> the fbi is looking into monticello e-mail. >> thomas jefferson, the randy bugger. >> by the way, heilemann is the national affairs writer for -- >> yes. >> this is going to be a long show. >> by the
>> law enforcement and multiple u.s. paula broadwell, his biographer were indicative of an extramarital affair. . >> really? e-mail? all they had to do to have america's general is to log on to his e-mail? any way we can intrigue that little sound bite up a bit? multiple law enforcement officials tell us e-mails between him and paula broadwell, his biographer were indicative of an extramarital affair. >> how exciting. >> good morning. it is tuesday, november 13th....
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attacks on the u.s. embassy in september if there was one place in north africa that everyone thought was a good place the was going to succeed it was believed to be successfully transitioned from authoritarian to the space rule and a great cost for optimism more for their refusal on the demonstrators and joined the demonstrations that brought down the government. the at ministry of defense and the armed forces in greece the civilian control of the military and the armed forces do not have a stake in the haqqani like the counterparts in egypt to be even in the internal security forces there were causes for hope. deily transition government authorized a study that produced a white paper that identified intelligence of the two issues that really needed to be addressed in the securities sector reform plan and actually put the steps in place to achieve those things. particularly important, something that i do not think it's enough attention is that you have a peaceful transition of government. you have three
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having said that, there are a number of other states in the u.s. that do have bipartisan redistricting commission. just for what it is worth, the reason why this is a salient topic i am often asked if this is the worst congress ever for the and this is not we wish what congress would be, what would be the solution, there are not many that come to mind. redistricting reform would be one of them. when we create these districts that are so rigidly red or blue, and then we send to washington people who are beholden to the most extreme elements of their party. those people have no incentive whatsoever to compromise. as long as we are allowing the majority you party to then gerrymandered districts that will favor their party and kneecap the opposition, then we are perpetuating or exasperatingly -- exacerbating this. there has been a guy named john tanner who was head of the blue dog democrats. he kept trying to bring it up during a democratic majority. nancy pelosi would hear nothing of it. it would never get schedule. another one had been trying to get
having said that, there are a number of other states in the u.s. that do have bipartisan redistricting commission. just for what it is worth, the reason why this is a salient topic i am often asked if this is the worst congress ever for the and this is not we wish what congress would be, what would be the solution, there are not many that come to mind. redistricting reform would be one of them. when we create these districts that are so rigidly red or blue, and then we send to washington people...
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. >> woodruff: as we know, it's not just the presidency that's at stake tonight. 33 u.s. senate seats, a third of the senate is up for grabs as well. 23 of those seats are currently held by democrats, 10 of them by republicans. in order to take control of the senate, the republicans need a net gain of three or four seats, depending on who wins the presidency. here is what the associated press is project the so far this evening. in the state of delaware, that tom carper has won reelection. >> ifill: and in the state of florida, bill nelson, who actually had been running against connie mack, the son and grandson of the famous connie mack, he has also won reelection, even though connie mack had been making a late surge. >> woodruff: both of those democrats. in the state of maryland, another return. this is senator ben cardin, returning for his second term. >> ifill: and in rhode island, sheldon whitehouse, a good friend of the president's, returning to the senate. >> woodruff: here we have a republican in the state of tennessee, bob corker re-elected to a second term. >> ifi
. >> woodruff: as we know, it's not just the presidency that's at stake tonight. 33 u.s. senate seats, a third of the senate is up for grabs as well. 23 of those seats are currently held by democrats, 10 of them by republicans. in order to take control of the senate, the republicans need a net gain of three or four seats, depending on who wins the presidency. here is what the associated press is project the so far this evening. in the state of delaware, that tom carper has won reelection....
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and in maine, independ angous king easily won the state's u.s. senate seat currently held by olympia snow. the one notable senate pickup for republicans in nebraska where deb fischer flibed ben nelson's seat defeating bob kerrey. democrats hold 51 seats and harry reid already called on republicans to end their "strategy of obstruction gridlock and delay." we're still waiting for the official results from the races in montana, nevada, and north dakota. mark halpern, if we go back to the top of that list, elizabeth warren versus scott brown, tight all the way. what did elizabeth warren do in the end to win? >> she ran as a democrat in a state where the president won by a big margin. >> that helps. >> very difficult. they knew if the president won by 20 seats or more, it will be difficult to overcome. she made very few mistakes. and now she'll become one of the leading voices in the senate for progressives around the country. >> what does she bring to the senate? >> she brings that passion. and from a real liberal left perspective in terms of econom
and in maine, independ angous king easily won the state's u.s. senate seat currently held by olympia snow. the one notable senate pickup for republicans in nebraska where deb fischer flibed ben nelson's seat defeating bob kerrey. democrats hold 51 seats and harry reid already called on republicans to end their "strategy of obstruction gridlock and delay." we're still waiting for the official results from the races in montana, nevada, and north dakota. mark halpern, if we go back to...
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just one of the many close races playing out for control of the u.s. senate. "way too early" coming back to democracy plaza on msnbc. >> i was in the lincoln room a moment ago and saw a full sculpture of abraham lincoln and i get a catch in my throat as i see him. >> what lincoln said was that through our government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. ♪ make it worth watching. ♪ the new 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't ea
just one of the many close races playing out for control of the u.s. senate. "way too early" coming back to democracy plaza on msnbc. >> i was in the lincoln room a moment ago and saw a full sculpture of abraham lincoln and i get a catch in my throat as i see him. >> what lincoln said was that through our government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. ♪ make it...
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joining us is the u.s. senator from minnesota who was just elected. it's great to have you here. 35 points, congratulations. >> there you go. i went to every town. i even went to a town with four people. but i met a guy. >> did you follow them home? >> i think when you talk about everything, very focused on i love that you talk about things beyond just the immediate that we can do to get this economy moving again. i do think the the idea of getting out there with the people, the people got engaged in this election. the message was balanced. there's no doubt about it. when you look at the races, heidi heitkamp winning, they rejected a lot of rigid ideology. they said let's get problem solvers to get something done. and i couldn't agree with you more on what we're hearing on the republican side. conservative commentator bill crystal saying this weekend that we should look at it's not going to kill the country to look at raising some of the taxes on millionaires and that we could look at -- he suggested that the republican party should take president oba
joining us is the u.s. senator from minnesota who was just elected. it's great to have you here. 35 points, congratulations. >> there you go. i went to every town. i even went to a town with four people. but i met a guy. >> did you follow them home? >> i think when you talk about everything, very focused on i love that you talk about things beyond just the immediate that we can do to get this economy moving again. i do think the the idea of getting out there with the people,...